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Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Costanoan Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of plant used as a compress for rheumatism pain.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Costanoan Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of plant used as a compress for rheumatism pain.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Costanoan Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction of plant used as a compress for wounds.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Costanoan Drug, Ear Medicine
Poultice of heated leaves applied to the ear for earaches.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Costanoan Drug, Respiratory Aid
Decoction of plant used for asthma.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Costanoan Drug, Urinary Aid
Decoction of plant used for urinary problems.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 25
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Costanoan Other, Lighting
Burned branches used as torches during night fishing.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Costanoan Other, Tools
Burned branches used to smoke bees from nests.
Bocek, Barbara R., 1984, Ethnobotany of Costanoan Indians, California, Based on Collections by John P. Harrington, Economic Botany 38(2):240-255, page 254
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Karok Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of leaves applied for rheumatism and arthritis.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Karok Other, Insecticide
Shoots used with drying salmon to keep 'salmon beetles' away.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Kawaiisu Drug, Abortifacient
Infusion of plant used when the menstrual flow had stopped.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Kawaiisu Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion of plant used as a hair wash to prevent the hair from falling out.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Kawaiisu Drug, Other
Infusion of plant used as a bath for mother and father after childbirth.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Kawaiisu Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of plant used to 'prevent a girl from aging prematurely.'
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Kawaiisu Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant and meat chewed by a boy and his parents after his first kill. A boy did not eat the meat of his first kill but, together with his parents, chewed the meat mixed with California mugwort and then spit it into the fire. If this custom were neglected, the boy would never kill deer and would become a transvestite.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Kawaiisu Other, Ceremonial Items
Plant used for many different ceremonial purposes.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Kawaiisu Other, Incense & Fragrance
Plant used for the aromatic fragrance in baths and hair washes.
Zigmond, Maurice L., 1981, Kawaiisu Ethnobotany, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 12
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Miwok Drug, Analgesic
Leaves worn in nostrils for headaches.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Miwok Drug, Antirheumatic (Internal)
Decoction of leaves taken for rheumatism.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Miwok Drug, Ceremonial Medicine
Leaves worn in nostrils by mourners when crying, the pungent odor clearing the head.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Leaves rubbed on body to keep ghosts away.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Leaves rubbed on corpse handlers to ward off ghosts of the deceased.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Plant worn on a necklace to prevent dreaming of the dead.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Miwok Drug, Witchcraft Medicine
Poisoned leaves carried to avoid personal injury.
Barrett, S. A. and E. W. Gifford, 1933, Miwok Material Culture, Bulletin of the Public Museum of the City of Milwaukee 2(4):11, page 167
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Paiute Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of crushed, green leaves used as a compress for headaches.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 39
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Paiute Drug, Misc. Disease Remedy
Burning plant used as an inhalant for grippe.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 39
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Paiute, Northern Drug, Cold Remedy
Branches put over a bed of ashes and slept on for colds.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 125
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Paiute, Northern Drug, Febrifuge
Branches put over a bed of ashes and slept on for fevers.
Fowler, Catherine S., 1989, Willards Z. Park's Ethnographic Notes on the Northern Paiute of Western Nevada 1933-1940, Salt Lake City. University of Utah Press, page 125
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Analgesic
Decoction or infusion of leaves taken for stomachache and cramps associated with diarrhea.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid
Decoction or infusion of leaves used for washing itching sores.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of warmed leaves used on baby's severed umbilical cord.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Gastrointestinal Aid
Decoction or infusion of leaves taken for stomachache and cramps associated with diarrhea.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Pomo, Kashaya Drug, Gynecological Aid
Decoction or infusion of leaves taken to stop excessive menstruation or to ease cramps.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Pomo, Kashaya Other, Smoke Plant
Dried leaves used as tobacco.
Goodrich, Jennie and Claudia Lawson, 1980, Kashaya Pomo Plants, Los Angeles. American Indian Studies Center, University of California, Los Angeles, page 119
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Tolowa Drug, Anthelmintic
Infusion of fresh leaves taken by children for 'pin worms.'
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Tolowa Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Fresh leaves used as a liniment.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Tolowa Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of fresh leaves used for arthritis.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Tolowa Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Fresh leaves used as a steamed herb for fractures.
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Tolowa Drug, Pediatric Aid
Infusion of fresh leaves taken by children for 'pin worms.'
Baker, Marc A., 1981, The Ethnobotany of the Yurok, Tolowa and Karok Indians of Northwest California, Humboldt State University, M.A. Thesis, page 18
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Washo Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of leaves used as a wash for headaches.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 39
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Washo Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Decoction of leaves used as a liniment for rheumatism.
Train, Percy, James R. Henrichs and W. Andrew Archer, 1941, Medicinal Uses of Plants by Indian Tribes of Nevada, Washington DC. U.S. Department of Agriculture, page 39
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Yuki Drug, Analgesic
Decoction of leaves taken for pains or 'troubles inside.'
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Yuki Drug, Analgesic
Poultice of pounded leaves applied for rheumatism, arthritic or back pains.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Yuki Drug, Antidiarrheal
Decoction of leaves taken for dysentery.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Yuki Drug, Antirheumatic (External)
Poultice of pounded leaves applied for rheumatism or arthritic pains.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Yuki Drug, Dermatological Aid
Infusion used as wash and poultice of plant applied to cuts, bruises and sores.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Yuki Drug, Dermatological Aid
Poultice of chewed leaves applied to spot affected by hunting accident.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Yuki Drug, Gynecological Aid
Infusion of plant used as a steam bath for difficulties attending childbirth.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Yuki Drug, Orthopedic Aid
Poultice of pounded plant applied for back pains.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45
Artemisia douglasiana Bess.
Douglas' Sagewort
USDA ARDO3
Yuki Drug, Veterinary Aid
Infusion of plant given to injured animals.
Curtin, L. S. M., 1957, Some Plants Used by the Yuki Indians ... II. Food Plants, The Masterkey 31:85-94, page 45